Several systematic reviews have described health-promoting effects of serious games but so
far no meta-analysis has been reported. This paper presents a meta-analysis of 54 serious …

User engagement in digital (serious) games may be important to increase their
effectiveness. Insights into how to create engaging games for healthy lifestyle promotion are …

Background: Serious digital games can be effective at changing healthy lifestyles, but large
differences in their effectiveness exist. The extent of user involvement in game design may …

Background Participation in regular physical activity is among the most promising and cost
effective strategies to reduce physical and cognitive decline and premature death. However …

Background: Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong metabolic disease closely related to unhealthy
lifestyle behaviours. This study aimed to identify factors explaining the healthy lifestyle …

Introduction. Healthy lifestyle promotion programs are essential to prevent metabolic
diseases such as obesity and diabetes. Adolescents could represent the ideal target …

Exergames are often considered an intriguing opportunity for promoting physical activity
(PA) among various target groups. However, due to the large number of diverse products …

Background Patients with higher levels of self‐management barriers are more likely to
exhibit a lower level of self‐efficacy. However, the theoretically meaningful mechanisms …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) affects at least 285 million people globally and is at
epidemic proportions within Indigenous communities in Australia. This review creates …

Objective: Fatigue is a pervasive and serious complaint among aging adults with type 2
diabetes. Anecdotally, hyperglycemia was thought to cause fatigue, but prior cross-sectional …